Despite the fact that netbook market might be dead soon enough, MSI has released a new model in its Wind lineup, the MSI Wind U160MX. This 10.1-incher features Intel's N455 CPU paired up with Intel's GMA 3150 integrated graphics and a battery that should keep it running for up to 8.5 hours.

Of course, MSI also included its own TDE (Turbo Drive Engine) and ECO Engine technologies, which either overclock the CPU when running intensive tasks or simply downclocks it to save power. The new Wind U160MX has 265 x 165 x 19.8~25.4mm dimensions and is pretty light, weighing in at just 1kg.

The guys from Netbooknews managed to get a hands-on with MSI's upcoming U270 Wind 12-inch notebook at MSI's pre-CES event in Taiwan. Based on the upcoming AMD Brazos platform, the Wind U270 features a 1.6GHz Zacate E-350 APU and should pack quite a punch under its 12-inch hood.

The entire device weighs around 1.3kg and it is less than an inch thick. It has a 12.1-inch screen and, as noted, is based on AMD's Brazos platform. The Zacate E-350 APU ticks at 1.6GHz and features DirectX 11 Radeon HD 6310 graphics. The rest of the features include up to 4GB of memory, up to 500GB of HDD space, D-Sub and HDMI outputs and USB 3.0 support.

MSI will apparently implement its ECO power-saving technology. The price, availability date and the rest of the features will be left for its official unveiling at CES 2011 in January.

We already wrote about its U130DX sibling, but MSI has now officially announced the Wind U160DX as well. This one is basically an U160 with an updated hardware, like Intel's Atom N455 CPU and DDR3 memory.

We had a chance to take a closer look at it on a pre-Computex event and its Turbo Drive Engine feature caught our attention as it was running at 1.77GHz instead of the rated 1.66GHz. The rest of the specs include 1GB of DDR3 memory (with support for up to 2GB), 10.1-inch 1024x600 LED screen, 160GB HDD and Intel's GMA 3150 graphics.

It also packs 802.11bgn WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, 1.3M Webcam, and 2-in-1 card reader. It should also feature 3.5G support for mobile networks but it might depend on the region where it is sold. This 10.1-incher measures 265x165x19.8-25.4mm and it weighs in around 1kg with a 3-cell battery. It will also be available with a 6-cell battery.

Availability and pricing haven't been announced but as far as we know, the U160DX should end up at around €370 depending on the region and the SKU, so it will be only a bit more expensive than the U160.

We already wrote about MSI's Wind U135DX big brother, the Wind U160DX back during the MSI pre-Computex event, and a quick glance at MSI site showed that MSI apparently sneaked the U135DX without an official announcement. The 10-inch Wind U135DX is based on Intel's NM10 chipset and features Intel's Atom N455 CPU paired up with DDR3 memory and GMA 3150 integrated graphics.

In case you visit MSI's official website don't get confused by an obvious copy/paste error in the spec sheet, as this one indeed comes with 1GB of DDR3 memory. The new 10.1-incher features 1.66GHz Atom N455 CPU, up to 2GB of DDR3 memory, and Intel's GMA 3150 integrated graphics. We are pretty much looking at an old Wind U135 with updated hardware.

The one thing that caught our eye back at that pre-Computex event is that MSI included both its Eco Engine technology and the Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) tech which means that the U135DX will either pull the most out of its 3 or 6-cell battery or it will overclock the puny N455 once it needs additional muscle. Of course, we saw the U160DX pulling 1.77GHz back in May, but even 100MHz can sometimes help.

The dimensions of the U135DX are 260x180x19-31.5mm and it weighs 1.2kg. It has a 10.1-inch 1024x600 LED screen. The rest of the specs include 160GB or larger HDD, 0.3M webcam, 802.11bgn WiFi, 10/100 LAN, optional Bluetooth, MSI chiclet keyboard and wider touchpad, and a bunch of "Color Film Print" tech colors like black, white, silver, blue, red or pink.

Due to the fact that MSI decided to show its U135DX we guess that the U160DX is around the corner as well so we'll keep an eye on the sucessor of the IF Award winning U160.

Seen back in May during AMD's Vision event at the Cannes Film Festival, MSI has now officially announced its 12.1-inch Wind12 U250 notebook based on AMD's Athlon II Neo CPU and integrated Mobility Radeon HD 4225 graphics.

Although we still don't know the price or the availability date, MSI was kind enough to spill the beans and reveal the full spec, so we now know that this one is based on AMD's RS880M+SB820M chipset and features a 1.3GHz clocked Athlon II Neo K325 dual-core CPU, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory in two slots, Mobility Radeon HD 4225 graphics and a 12.1-inch LED-backlit 1366x768 glare screen.

The full dimensions of the MSI Wind12 U250 are 297x190x24-31mm (WxDxH) and it weighs 1.3kg. It features, what MSI calls, an EDS (Ergonomic De-stress) keyboard, which has a 51 percent larger surface area, a 3 or 6-cell battery, Gigabit LAN, up to 500GB of HDD space, 802.11bng WiFi, card reader, optional Bluetooth, 1.3M webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, and D-Sub and HDMI outputs.